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The only drafted interior OL who has worked out to date (Belichick era) is Koppen, however the jury is still out on Orhnberger and Bussey.
That seems to be the MO, recycle other team's castoff OL into NE reserve interior OL. Last year was quite a departure, but I think Scar's decision to get shorter/lower in the leverage battle inside was driving those draft decisions.That's my count, too. 1 college center, 1 college LT, 1 college wrestler. Even successful backups like Hochstein weren't Pats draft picks.
That seems to be the MO, recycle other team's castoff OL into NE reserve interior OL. Last year was quite a departure, but I think Scar's decision to get shorter/lower in the leverage battle inside was driving those draft decisions.
That seems to be the MO, recycle other team's castoff OL into NE reserve interior OL. Last year was quite a departure, but I think Scar's decision to get shorter/lower in the leverage battle inside was driving those draft decisions.
O'Callaghan was a departure, but an otherwise highly ranked OT who dropped to the 4th round due to injury. Britt and O'Callaghan were the first effort to find 'long' OTs, LeVoir and then Vollmer were where Scar took it next. I can't call O'C a disappointment, he was an odd pick whom I'd have thought was a better choice for Dallas or Philadelphia or Pittsburgh with their beefy lines, but before he got his bell rung again he played okay while Kaczur was on PUP. I'm not sure if Scar had any input into his drafting, but the one OT Scar did scout was pretty good last season.Ohrnberger struck me as the huge departure. (Bussey at least was a college OT.) All of their best success has been with agile, athletic OLs -- at one point I recall that almost every OL on the roster had at least a 29" vertical, even "castoffs" like LeVoir! Experiments with other styles, like O'Callaghan, have been pretty disappointing.
NE's starting OL: Light (6'4 3/4"), Mankins (6'4 1/8"), Koppen (6'3 1/2"), Neal (6'4"), Kaczur 6'4 1/2." Neal's is the only height not taken from Combine reporting, but he measure's up to the others when they are standing together.Or going by our present G's, they want an athletic type, and would think a college tackle would fit that style better.
Is Bussey short?
I don't know what to think of O'burger, I hope he works out but he does look small / short.
Edit; Looks like I was typing at my glacial speed at the same time as PC. Great minds think alike.
Can anybody remember the last time the Pats successfully drafted a guard who actually played guard in college?
Sorry, maybe I should have bolded "successfully."
The record is no better at RT.
Sorry, maybe I should have bolded "successfully."
Can anybody remember the last time the Pats successfully drafted a guard who actually played guard in college?
The trend appears to be OT 6'7"+ and OC/OG under 6'4."
This is a proliferation of the arms race. The Defense has quick fast guys off the edge, so the O line counters with tall guys with long arms to make the fast guys go a longer distance.
I think Ulatoski (6'8") of Texas could eventually work his way into being a starter for us due to his height and experience in big games and the zone blocking scheme. He needs a lot of work drive blocking, but that is what Dante is for.
This is a proliferation of the arms race. The Defense has quick fast guys off the edge, so the O line counters with tall guys with long arms to make the fast guys go a longer distance.
I think Ulatoski (6'8") of Texas could eventually work his way into being a starter for us due to his height and experience in big games and the zone blocking scheme. He needs a lot of work drive blocking, but that is what Dante is for.